I think I need to start a new blog just for my guitar projects….. The last pedal I built was a great start. The sound with my setup just didn’t make me say, ‘wow!’. So I advertised it on The Gear Page and sold it. After I had sold it I had another member of the board ask me if I could build him one, so of course I could not say no.
I started with the same kit, a marshall blues breaker. Then after researching some mods on the net I added three switches. One switch was ‘Gain’, where I used LED’s and diodes to give some additional clipping options for slightly different distiortion sounds. The second switch was a ‘Fat’ switch which slightly boosted the lows. The third switch was a ‘Mid Boost’ which progressively added back mids to the notorious mid scooped marshall sound.
So, I continue my quest to understand all these electronic components…. I still have a long way to go.
I’ve got two more projects in process right now and one on the drawing board, so look for more in the future!
March 11, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Nice build quality. Looks very pro!!! Can’t wait to try my cabinet!
April 3, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Yikes. You’re like, pro. That looks really good!
April 22, 2008 at 5:40 am
I’m building one of these right now. Where did you find the info for these mods?
One switch was ‘Gain’, where I used LED’s and diodes to give some additional clipping options for slightly different distiortion sounds. The second switch was a ‘Fat’ switch which slightly boosted the lows. The third switch was a ‘Mid Boost’ which progressively added back mids to the notorious mid scooped marshall sound.
Thanks!